I’ve tried many a Figueroa Mtn beer, but likely just scratching the surface of the Fig Mtn beer catalog. But, it’s quite possibly the best Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. beer I’ve had. It’s a well balanced IPA with a mild coconut nose and tad more than a hint of coconut on the finish. It’s got that 6.5% ABV going for it too. Not quite as good as Resident Brewing Vacation Coconut IPA, but a good effort none the less.

Stone Brewing’s 8.1% ABV imperial IPA made with pineapple and mandarin orange. Fruity up front, somewhat sweet while in my mouth and with just enough lingering hop finish to encourage another sip. Whoa… that was gone fast… who drank my beer?

Years ago we would make a dessert-like beer cocktail mixing Young’s Double Chocolate Stout and Lindeman Frambois. This Petrus reminded me of that; sweet and dessert-like. At 8.5% ABV it had almost 50% more octane compared to our beer cocktail.

Tonight we had after dinner and found it quite enjoyable. Coating our mouths almost like a syrup. Good enough to drink every drop, but a bit too sweet to have more than one at a setting.

The advantage of the cocktail allowed us to alter the ratio to create the sweetness level you wanted.

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https://mybeerpix.com/2019/04/codename-superfan/#respondFri, 19 Apr 2019 21:27:59 +0000https://mybeerpix.com/?p=11709Fresh off the bus from Lafayette we walked into Whole Foods with the idea of a snack or the $1 fresh shucked oysters that was on the sign outside. Instead I’m lounging in Adirondack chair in the beer lounge of a supermarket. Happy with my beer choice…juicy.
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https://mybeerpix.com/2019/04/4-noses-whimsy-neipa/#respondFri, 19 Apr 2019 02:27:24 +0000https://mybeerpix.com/?p=11704

Yummy citrus juiciness. Currently on a rotating tap at Stout St Social.

]]>https://mybeerpix.com/2019/04/4-noses-whimsy-neipa/feed/011704Liberati Oenobeer Tastershttps://mybeerpix.com/2019/04/liberati-oenobeer-tasters/
https://mybeerpix.com/2019/04/liberati-oenobeer-tasters/#respondThu, 18 Apr 2019 02:24:08 +0000https://mybeerpix.com/?p=11700Oenobeers are beers made with the addition of wine grapes, or grape must, or juice, etc., prior to fermentation…always starting with a base beer first. Quite interesting. Like wine-barrel aged beers, but all stainless. For some, like the stout, I think contaminated… like unintentional souring that is not quite sour. Hard to wrap my head around. 2000 words worth of pics.